21A to be discussed among parties before final draft: Ranil

23 May 2022 07:40 pm

Cabinet has decided to allow an all party discussion on the 21st amendmen to the constitution on Friday before final draft is prepated, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said today.

"Following a meeting of the Constitution Amendment drafting committee held this evening at the Prime Minister's office, the 21st Amendment to the Constitution was presented to the Cabinet.The Cabinet took the decision to distribute copies of the amendment amongst the Parliament Party Leaders for their observations. This will be discussed on Friday (27). Following this, the amendment will be sent back to Cabinet for final approval"Mr. Wickremesinghe said in a statement.(Yohan Perera)